Ogden Sun | 1905-12-05 | Page 8 | E. A. Munsey Told of Brother's Death

E A TOLD OF BROTHERS DEATH A telegram received by E A mun aey yesterday from his sister mrs sarah S of taunton massachusetts chu informed him that his biroth er george B munsey was the captain of the steel barge De lewanna which foundered off light on the massachusetts coast on friday night and that his brother and his br othera wife had been lost together with the crew ol 01 the craft the tale of the foundering of the barge appeared in the associated press reports of this paper and ir munsey saw tho account of the disaster in this paper but did not ehnow t that time that it was his brother who was the captain of the barge linets lin light Is on one of the worst sand on the new angland coast and marinero mariners ma are constantly on the alert to avoid running too close n the reef as it has been the grave yard of many ships the ill fated city of portland was lost on this reef eight years ago and ajl of the passengers over persons were lost